Hi Josh, Thanks for answering. Out of curiosity, is there any way of connecting to phoenix without having to add files on class path? I was hoping it would work if I inform the DNS of a single node of zoo keeper quorum, as the rest of the nodes can be found from the node itself.
Thanks, Marcelo. On 21 December 2017 at 20:02, Josh Elser <els...@apache.org> wrote: > Hi Marcelo, > > The requirement for hbase-site.xml and core-site.xml to be on the > classpath are a "wart", resulting from the close ties to HBase and Hadoop > -- much of the Kerberos authentication code is inherited from Hadoop, and > thus requires some of that configuration. > > I'd encourage you to look at the contents of the core-site.xml and > hbase-site.xml files. There is very likely nothing that you would need to > change in these files if you add a new node to your cluster. > > The thin-client talks to the Phoenix Query Server instead of talking > directly to HBase which does simplify the scenario. However, using the thin > driver implies that you're (always) doing more work to answer a equivalent > query as compared to the thick driver. > > > On 12/21/17 11:11 AM, Marcelo Valle wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> I am new to Apache Phoenix and I am trying to use it in a new project. I >> am sorry if I am asking something basic here, but I was struggling to find >> this info on the web. >> >> I successfully created a simple application using jdbc fat driver, >> starting up phoenix using HBaseTestingUtility without any problems, I was >> able to connect, test, and make sure my code is working as expected. >> >> Now it's time to connect to the real cluster we have in dev environment. >> I was surprised when I found out that just JDBC connection url and kerberos >> auth are not enough to connect to the real cluster, I have to add some >> hbase xml files with the cluster information to the classpath, so the >> driver can know about the cluster nodes. >> >> Question - is there a way to avoid that? If I use the thin driver, will I >> still need these XML files? Suppose I add a new node to my phoenix cluster, >> does it mean I will have to redeploy my application so the new node can be >> considered? >> >> Thanks, >> -- >> Marcelo Valle >> http://mvalle.com - @mvallebr >> > -- Marcelo Valle http://mvalle.com - @mvallebr
